Bespoke LED solutions for thin, flexible, segmented backlights and backlit switches

Competitive Analysis

Comparison of thin illumination technologies. Design LEDs printed lightguides v alternate technologies

This table is derived from customer and display industry sources. The ranking and importance of each factor will vary according to the target industy type and particular application . To discuss the suitability of our technology for your application, please e-mail or contact us

 

LED with injection moulded lightguide

LED + wover fibre optics

Design LED printed light guide

ElectroLumiscent

OLED

Integration( or circuit, light source & graphic)

3 out of 5
3 out of 5
4 out of 5
3 out of 5
3 out of 5

Colour change & brightness

4 out of 5
4 out of 5
4 out of 5
2 out of 5
4 out of 5

Uniformity

3 out of 5
2 out of 5
4 out of 5
4 out of 5
3 out of 5

Design flexibility/cost of design changes

2 out of 5
3 out of 5
4 out of 5
3 out of 5
3 out of 5

Segmented illumination

3 out of 5
3 out of 5
5 out of 5
3 out of 5
3 out of 5

Ease of integration into final product

2 out of 5
2 out of 5
4 out of 5
3 out of 5
3 out of 5

Power consumption

3 out of 5
3 out of 5
3 out of 5
2 out of 5
3 out of 5

Low Carbon footprint

3 out of 5
3 out of 5
3 out of 5
2 out of 5
3 out of 5

Moisture ingress

4 out of 5
4 out of 5
4 out of 5
2 out of 5
1 out of 5

Minimal support electronics

3 out of 5
3 out of 5
3 out of 5
2 out of 5
3 out of 5

Illumination level over operational lifetime (10k-50k hours )

4 out of 5
4 out of 5
4 out of 5
3 out of 5
4 out of 5

Ruggedness

4 out of 5
4 out of 5
4 out of 5
3 out of 5
3 out of 5

"Formability"

3 out of 5
3 out of 5
3 out of 5
3 out of 5
2 out of 5

System cost

3 out of 5
2 out of 5
4 out of 5
2 out of 5
3 out of 5

Technology ready for mass production

5 out of 5
5 out of 5
4 out of 5
5 out of 5
1 out of 5